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Sigonella’s morning departures

September 13, 20221 Mins read489
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Morning departures from Sigonella today.

Two drones took off from the Sicilian base bound for the Black Sea theatre:

  • USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 10-2045 – callsign FORTE11) that is orbiting southeast of Sicily before starting the actual flight to the Black Sea
  • NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA0015 – callsign PHOENIX) in flight over the Ionian Sea

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